Critical severity · published Jan 30, 2024
CVE-2024-24324
TOTOLINK A8000RU v7.1cu.643_B20200521 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for root stored in /etc/shadow
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
TOTOLINK A8000RU v7.1cu.643_B20200521 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for root stored in /etc/shadow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
A8000ru Firmware · Totolink
7.1cu.643_b20200521 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24324
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24324
Exploit
https://github.com/funny-mud-peee/IoT-vuls/blob/main/TOTOLINK%20A8000RU/TOTOlink%20A8000RU%20hard%20code.md
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